fantastic recap! the only part you didn't touch upon was when they showed walt in the boat, and then proceeded to pull every camera angle trick in the book to try and hide the fact that he grew 2 feet taller since the point when he was kidnapped.

oh i hope i hope i hope i am one of edhill's five favorite readers.....pick me!

great recap. (fav part was sun messin up the boat alignment)!!

what a great ep. i think watching that room fly apart and the timer crumble was one of the tensest moments i've had in a long time. and "i think i crashed your plane" was source for a total tvgasm.

now to get to the bottom of this. first off, is libby's dead husband david related to hurley's imaginary dave? were the others once dharma folk? WHAT KIND OF MOTHER INJECTS UNKNOWN SHOTS INTO HER BABY?!?!

I think the last time we saw Inman he was going by "Joe." This is John Inman: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/images/400/areyoubeingserved_1.jpg

Also, the Portuguese guys called Penny "Miss Widmore" so presumably she didn't marry that foo' because she's still waiting for Desmond!

Is this show really about Desmond and Penelope? Are the Losties just pawns? Did we only meet the main characters at the beginning and end of the second season? Or what?

I can't wait for next year! I bet Michael and Walt are going to blow up. So much for kid-growing problems!

It's here, it's here!! Thank you, EdHill!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, EdHill. I knew this recap would be worth the wait. Sorry to hear about the flogging, though. Unless you like that sort of thing.
Man, this island messes with your mind! But in a good way. The bastards answered some questions but then slapped some bigger ones on us.
A four toed foot?!?!? There's some splaining to be done. Ah well, we'll just have to wait and see.

Des had to regain his honor after that crafty CTU agent gave him the self destructing
usb stick.

It's time to retire the Rock Hudson references to staying in the closet actors, just stick
to Cruise from now on.

A fake priest pulling off someones belt?? Subtle real subtle.

I think I've figured the whole show out, Lost is like the one South Park episode
with Gorack/Steve the frozen guy from 96.

Now Is Henry pulling a Verbal on us or is there someone actually above him?

The capture of Sawyer, Jack and Kate should have played out more like Planet of the Apes. I didn't
mention Hurley since if the Others don't want him he doesn't deserve mention. Alright so I'll mention
him. Where is all the outrage from the fat crowd for making him hump through the jungle just to be sent back?

If they really want to make the show interesting they'll turn the whole thing on it's head next year and show it from the perspective of the Others. Start from day 1, however far back that would be, for them and then come back to this cliffhanger next year. Make us wait 2 years for the resolution.

One of these days I will learn the difference between their and there. I swear.

wandernview, Madeyoulaugh warned me of the staleness of the Rock Hudson joke, but I insisted on kicking it old school.

"Sayid doesn't take a dump without a plan."
Hunt for Red October reference?

hb

Something else must have happened at the hatch to make Charlie act that way. Maybe he has amnesia or something. I just can't imagine anybody walking away from that and then being all "what? what was I doing? oh, nothing".
This show is genius. They could go on forever like this, or, if they wanted to, they could wrap up the whole thing in one episode.

Suri and Shiloh ... what, no Grier? (Brooke Shields' kid)

Charlie said he found the vaccinations in the hatch (right?) and Desmond spent three years in the hatch. If you were Clare, wouldn't you have said "Hey Desmond, what's this vaccination stuff all about?" before you started injecting your child? Again, don't these people ask any questions?

Also, Sayid's plan was to go ahead of the group and check things out. Well maybe it would have been better to realize that you can't sail before you propose this elaborate plan. The team was practically to their destination by the time Sayid got this plan going.

EdHill, that was a great recap.

"Bitch of it was I only had 108 minutes to bury the poor bastard" WAS the best line in the episode.

Question: When Locke caused the hatch door to close and Ecko tried to stop it, did it chop Ecko's Jesus stick into two pieces? It looked like Locke caught the second piece in the air. If so, cool shot and kudos to the writers for the symbolism.

OK - can't believe no one else has mentioned this.

Is it just me or does Penny Widmore look like Meridith Grey's almost identical twin sister? It was freaking me out.

Walt has not grown two feet. We just saw him full out the week before. And that kid still does television interviews. They've been on the island two months, which is plenty of time for any kid to have a growth spurt.

I think Henry's whole purpose in getting "caught" was to distract the button pushing long enough for the supplies to fall through whatever barrier isolates that island.

Not very much was revealed. All we learned was about the electromagnetism and Kelvin recanted that when he was sober. Nothing else was of any real consequence.

What was most interesting was that Desmond waited 2 years to ask to go outside. And more importantly, that he complied with Kelvin's order not to for another year. Who does that? Who wouldn't just...leave? God can't compel that kind of obedience.

"Will we get to see Michael next season driving to pick up Walt from soccer practice sticking his head out the car window and screaming "I have to get my son! WALLLLLTTTTT!!!!!!" "

That made me LOL.... too funny!
And such a great recap!
God I loved the finale. I recorded it so I could watch AI heh.
So many new questions to ask! I can't wait for next season.

Sorry, Podger, I disagree. There may be a superficial similarity between Penny and Meredith but Penny is a reasonably attractive woman while Meredith is a squinty eyed, frog mouthed hag. Just an opinion.
Oh and Ed Hill, I forgot to mention kudos on the Jon Erik Hexum reference. I didn't have to look it up 'cause I'm so ancient I remember when it happened. It was an incredibly stupid way to die.

Long time reader, first time poster. Thanks for taking my call.

First of all, "he drops like a bag of wet mice." Absolutely brilliant. Welcome to my lexicon.

Second, did anyone not notice all The O.C. references in this episode? A resurrected Caleb Nichol falling in and out of his British/Scottish accent like a reverse Claire Forlani in "Mallrats"? Libby's boat "Elizabeth" registered in Newport Beach? Are you kidding me? Is this where you end up when you pass through the "You are now leaving Orange County" tunnel on the windy mountain roads to the airport? Is Mischa the new "early 20s, hot" castmember?

And lastly, we now have a Locke, a Rousseau, and a Hume trapped on the island? Any philosophy majors want to guess who is next? Kant? Foucault? Fourier? Marx?

Bauer vs. Sayid vs. Ditka. Who wins?

Jesus, I love this show. How long until September?

Long time reader, first time poster. Thanks for taking my call.

First of all, "he drops like a bag of wet mice." Absolutely brilliant. Welcome to my lexicon.

Second, did anyone not notice all The O.C. references in this episode? A resurrected Caleb Nichol falling in and out of his British/Scottish accent like a reverse Claire Forlani in "Mallrats"? Libby's boat "Elizabeth" registered in Newport Beach? Are you kidding me? Is this where you end up when you pass through the "You are now leaving Orange County" tunnel on the windy mountain roads to the airport? Is Mischa the new "early 20s, hot" castmember?

And lastly, we now have a Locke, a Rousseau, and a Hume trapped on the island? Any philosophy majors want to guess who is next? Kant? Foucault? Fourier? Marx?

Bauer vs. Sayid vs. Ditka. Who wins?

Jesus, I love this show. How long until September???

Yeah, Patrick Stewart makes me weep for joy too.

Awesome season finale!

Charlie said he found the vaccinations in the hatch (right?)

Also, I was sure that when Locke started pounding on the hatch that Desmund was using a spotlight and a telescope with an elaborate system of mirrors to see what was happening, not crying his eyes out in the breakfast nook.

Yay! Great recap!

Anyone else see Alex grab Kate's hooters as she helped her to her feet at the end? HA!

Also, my brother alerted me to the special scene the HDTV folks got, where there's another tail section of a plane landing on the beach. Is it the same Flight 815, or a new plane?

Jess, I got that extra scene too. It came off like a goof to me, like that opening scene from "The Other 48 Days" got accidentally spliced to the end. I was also lucky enough to get our local ABC network deciding to run a test of the emergency broadcasting system exactly at the moment that Desmond turned the key...

dumbanddumber- ahhh! that is TERRIBLE!!!!

EdHill, once again, you did not disappoint. Great recap of an even better season finale.
"holy hunky trinity" is right on! LOL!!
This episode provided so many tvgasm moments. I think Charlie may have been affected by the electromagnetism and his short term memory may be messed up or something. I can't see him leaving 3 people to die and then telling claire nothing happened, kiss me now. WTF??? Eko, Locke and Desmond deserve better! Well, hate to say this, maybe not Locke. Understatement of the year: "I was wrong". PUH- LEEZE!
I think Jack and Kate have a plan c.....too much blinking and knowing looks to be nothing, unless it was a love moment.
God, i cannot...oops, can't wait until next season. Yeah, we got some answers but the new questions really have me thinking now.
Great Season, great recaps! See ya'll in September.

The sheer # of canisters is amazing. Wow, lotsa boring notebooks to read. 20 years worth of notebooks, perchance?

Anyone notice that "Henry Gale" didn't flinch when the whole island was going insane?

Exactly what did the "fail safe?" do? Does it do the same thing as pressing the numbers?

Great season finale. Lotsa crazy stuff.

Excellent recap, EdHill! You've hit the nail on the head regarding what has bothered me about the damned button: four lines of DOS from my 1982 high school sophomore computer class could have solved it all.

"Anyone else see Alex grab Kate's hooters as she helped her to her feet at the end? HA!"

Jess, I was this close to getting a screenshot of that. That was too funny.

"Left-right-up-down-A-B makes Eko use a contraction in a sentence.

This line cracked my sh!t up. Thanks for another great recap EdHill!

Podger - YES!!! I thought the exact same thing and EdHill's screenshot of her only confirms it. Yes, she's more attractive but I think they look freakishly alike.

EdHill, this was awesome. Totally worth the wait.

Haha, Popov vodka. That shit is HIGH CLASS.

During the lockdown when the fake Henry Gale saved Locke he led him to believe that he had not pressed the button. This is when Locke started to think that maybe pushing the button was unecessary. So maybe the Others WANTED the hatch to blow up, but why? And if so, why didn't they just do it themselves?

ck1 (#18): The answer is Bauer. Bauer would win. To even suggest otherwise would cause a socket to open to an active protocol at division that puts you on his "list". And you don't want that.

OHHHHH.....Hell to the NO!
Sayid would totally go Iraqi on his Ass and Bauer would go down!

Thanks EdHill. Lovely recap, especially the hatch reset code.

I also enjoyed (oh yeah.... )the 'holy hunky trinity.' I imagined all the (little-o) others on the beach, seeing that boat and thinking, "well, obviously we'll let the hot guys take care of this -- no need for us to even move."

"Locke just looks at him dumbfounded and in the most loaded sentence since Rock Hudson said "Eh, its just a rash," Locke simply says "I was wrong." "

Funny story about that joke. I wasn’t sure everyone would get it since Rock Hudson died when I was like, 14. So I solicited jokes from the staff. SO as not to make them disappear into the ether, I'll share with you everyone’s take. Call it the TVgasm equivalent of the Aristocrats.

My alternate:
the most loaded sentence since Britney Spears said "maybe I will have that second ding dong"

B-side:
"the most loaded sentence since Paula Abdul said, "My Tic-Tacs make me feel like sparkles!"

Madeyoulaugh:
since Whitney Houston’s publicist said "Whitney trust me, a few dates
with bobby will be great for both your careers"

Michael Jackson said "I love that my music touches children"

Sg-dub:
the most obvious statement since the bear shitting in the woods called the Pope a Catholic."

hehe i think myl had the funniest lines, thanks for sharing them, edhill.

somehow when i watched the finale i missed desmond's real name, i wonder if they are just screwing with us with the whole dead philosopher bit.

excellent recap, cant wait til the fall!

I am so sick of Michael. I was secretly hoping the boat would blow up as it they drove away. If he said "my boy" one more time I was going to shoot him myself. I loved how Michael kept shouting orders that since it was HIS SON that they were going to do it his way. Hello? My life is involved here, so your black-ass don't make all the decisions.

Kuods for the referemce to Punky Brewster!!! Thank God Margaux and Punky learned CPR from that creepy blcak guy that later played a cracked out twink on THE STREET.

Jon Eric Hexum. That was sad. I remember my teacher had to explain to us what happened. Sad dead fool.

"I hear next season is all about levers"

HeeHee that tickled me.

Podger - She does look like her. You know, at least that's what Pompeo would look like without all the botox.
Edhill great recap, definately worth waiting for. Oh, and since I dont know who Rock Hudson is I will go with the MYL alternate.
I did look up that Jon Erik Hexum guy, and that was F***ed up.

I can't believe that Michael will get away scot free. I'm sure we'll see him next season...my guess is that he and Walt will get picked up by a boat with folks that we've seen before. Maybe even Widmore Industries peeps. I wouldn't be suprised if they're forced to go back to the island. hee

Rock Hudson. The first major closeted celebrity to die from AIDS?

YOu kids today with your American Idol and your music...

Edhill, this recap was worth the wait. You are officially a pop culture god.

I gotta know – wtf was up with that infinitely looping pic? Tell the truth-you thought you were cool when you took that picture of yourself.

my fav quotes of the recap:

“Left-right-up-down-A-B makes Eko use a contraction in a sentence.”

tee hee...

“Meanwhile Desmond, Eko, and Locke are screaming for help as the skin burns off their bodies. At least they could be as far as Charlie knows, the little prick.”

LMAO at that line! What’s up with Charlie anyway? He’s become kind of trifling. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ended up being corrupted into a stinking Other. I think I liked him better as a down and out junkie.

I must say you did drop a few notches on the geek-o-meter for not noticing the bad arm on the orientation tape guy.

he also identifies himself with two different names in the tapes. anyone know why?

Love your recaps and can’t wait for next season.

Awesome Finale. Can't wait for next season. SEPTEMBER? WTH!? Hopefully something like Laguna Beach will come back on to distract me. My friend told me one of those Artic Brazillian guys looked like Jack. Wierd. Another important thing.. Roseaus' daughter Alex is purrdy =)

Ubiquitous - That was a different time when Des was using the telescope thing. It was when Jack and Locke blew the hatch door open, Not when Locke was screaming at it.

I totally thought that Michael & Walt's boat was going to blow up! That scene was so tense, it had that vibe.

Sawyer is Hot.

Rosseau's daughter is pretty. She's actually very pretty.

EH,

Thank you now I know at 29 I'm old for getting the Rock Hudson reference. Also you could have inserted Robert Reed, Freddie Mercury, Madonna (well that will come out eventually).

1. I firmly believe Dave is indeed Libby's husband and Hurley's imaginary friend, simply because there are no coincidences on Lost.
2. Kate is flat because Alex's hands disappear in that shirt.
3. Penelope is spot on Meredith Gray's beautiful "Good" twin. Proof of this is that she lives up to the tradition of Gray women breaking their men. Poor Des.
4. Jack Bauer wins over everyone as long as Kim is not involved, she's his Walt. (Useless Child) P.S. Jack was held responsible for the death of Dr. Marvin Candle at the end of Season4.
5. Best Season Finale ever, and I'll be going out to B&N to get Bad Twin this weekend.
6. Ed that sequence of button pushes would have led Eko to a Friendship Fatality.
7. Kurgan/Inman/Faher Jonathan died most recently in Season 2 of Carnivale thanks to Nick Stahl.
8. Who would have thought the VP from Season 2 of 24 would be behind the Dharma Initiative...stay tuned for Season3.

Easy clarice starling (#38)……why does michael’s being an asshole have anything to do with his color?

and what's with the "creepy black guy" reference under that?

i'm sensing some "issues" here....

Oh EdHill- this recap was worth the wait. So freakin' funny and your ability to admit your schoolgirl giddiness only endears you to me more.

The boat and the statue are the things that still bother me most. I can't believe that Michael and Walt will actually get off the island. How can they follow a specific compass point if the electromagnetic energy is messing that stuff up? The statue is just freaky b/c it's so...illogical. Maybe there was never a "rest' of it, maybe that piece is all there ever was. Maybe they were harnessing Walt's powers to visualize and transport their Dharma agenda. Did any of the Losties even notice or ask Desmond about the name of the boat? Could Sayid be waiting to ambush the Others with their captives? I guess I'll just have to wait.

Haha I love that you mentioned that "She's the boss" - I laughed out loud when I saw that. Oh my that was an amazing two hours of TV. People should know better to watch AI, you see all the best parts on TVGasm, the Soup, and Jimmy Kimmel Live like..for weeks afterward. Amazing ep, amazing recap! I want a Hurley bird.
/will I get banned for saying your BASIC programming isn't too perfect? ;)

Did The group who was captured (Jack, Kate, etc) actually do their plan B?
Cause I remember him mentioning it but I don't think they actually did anything.
So that look Jack gave Kate before they got the hoods on im tells me that they have something sneaky up their sleeves and they knew that they were walking into a trap at the canisters.
They were just playing it up with Michael (yelling at him and stuff) to make it look like they didn't know what was going on...

BabeBlue, calm the F. down. I'm as black as the day is long. I can say it. Michael has a black ass and the guy that taught Punky, Margaux, and Cheri was creepy AND black on THE STREET

First: WOW WOW WOW! My heart was RACING!! During every commercial break I didn’t know how much more I was going to be able to take!! My sister and I (we watch over the phone anyone else do that?) could not believe it!
Second: Ed Hill you are the best!! I have been waiting with as much anticipation for your recap as I was for the finale!! I am as sad that we won’t get anymore recaps from you over the summer. We love to talk about them at the office as much as the show. Can I suggest (because we all know we will watch them anyway). Recap the reruns? It may be interesting to discuss them again knowing what we know now. You know with fresh eyes…
Now to comments:
The Brain: (#32)
“During the lockdown when the fake Henry Gale saved Locke he led him to believe that he had not pressed the button. This is when Locke started to think that maybe pushing the button was unnecessary. So maybe the Others WANTED the hatch to blow up, but why? And if so, why didn't they just do it themselves?”

That is a VERY good question…. Maybe they were to chicken to “blow up the dam” and wanted the losties to do it. We now of course know that AKA “Henry” had to have put the numbers in. So they totally know about everything. What am I saying of course they know everything!! What is going on with Eko, Lock and Desmond? Are they dead?!? How many major characters are they planning to kill off???
Public Enema #47
1. I firmly believe Dave is indeed Libby's husband and Hurley's imaginary friend, simply because there are no coincidences on Lost.

Wow do we think that she was in the house of crazy because she could see Dave too? Or Maybe Dave’s spirit came to protect her in the house of crazy and he made friends with Hurley?

Now here is my question… WHY in the world didn’t Libby not recognize Desmond or her boat?!?! (that’s what I thought for a split second just now) but then I was like.. OH WAIT IT’S BECAUSE SHE IS DEAD!!! DAM YOU MICHAEL AND THE WRITERS WHO KILLED HER!!! I NEED TO KNOW!!

Do we have a count down to the season premier yet??!?! ARRG How will I ever wait that long…

Ceri,

I think she was in the nutter because she had a nervous breakdown upon losing David. So we come across Hurley's flashback ep where he sees this random guy called Dave when he was in the nutter, and then tries to get Hurley to kill himself back on the island, only to be stopped by Libby. Then we hear Libby mention that David died in the Des fb ep. So to answer your question it looked like Dave maybe was trying to protect Libby from Hurley, because if it wasn't for him forgeting the blankets during the picnic she would have still been alive and able to reveal her connection with Desmond. My friends continue to try and discredit this because they feel it's hokey if that is true, but Lost can be a little hokey at times. It only adds to the charm of the show, like how next season it will be proven to all the doubters that Jack and Claire are half-bro & sis.

"Did The group who was captured (Jack, Kate, etc) actually do their plan B?
Cause I remember him mentioning it but I don't think they actually did anything.
So that look Jack gave Kate before they got the hoods on im tells me that they have something sneaky up their sleeves and they knew that they were walking into a trap at the canisters."

Shollia, good point. When Jack said "I never would ahve brought you out ehre with a plan B" tehy then cut away before he explained it. We always thought that he was referring to Sayid and the boat. But with that look at the end, maybe he had a whole other plan B that he devised jsut for them. We'll find out this fall i guess.

lynturn (#34): Oh its Bauer all the way. Much respect for crazy torturing Iraqies but Jack Bauer has killed more Arabs then all the Marines in Haditha (too soon?).

"When Jack said "I never would ahve brought you out ehre with a plan B" tehy then cut away before he explained it. We always thought that he was referring to Sayid and the boat."

Wasn't the use of Sayid and his warning fire technically 'Plan A' in that that was their original plan?

Btw, great recap EH! This episode was equally amazing and frustrating at the same time.

MODULUS....You have a point, but on the island, everything is different.
Bauer vs. Sayid....could be a great show!What a great summertime diversion that would be!!! LOL

Oh, and yeah, too soon. =(

Weren't the tubes from the Pearl Hatch, not the Swan?

just curious tvgasm guys

are you guys still recapping shows? i've noticed a lot less recaps and more clips and what not.

wheres the last two prison break recaps (the penultimate was the best of the yr)

wheres the house finale recap?

you kids are slacking

Last time I checked computers don't need a monitor to punch in buttons and hit execute. Even computers from 1985.

I also have a feeling Desmond isn't dead. After all what kindof dickhead writers would have Penny find the island only to have her 'soulmate' be de-juiced by electromagnetism.

I have to come to Charlie's defense here. After all, *he's* not the one who tried to blow the place up or played dice with the island's fate via the button. And he's getting dumped on for being in shock after the explosion? He was probably quite sincere ("they're not back yet?") in thinking the others had made it out, as well. Not to mention, he stuck around long enough to try to reason with Locke & Eko, & help Eko out after the explosion.
Sorry if I sound defensive, but he's the main reason I watch Lost.

public enema- very clever theory there (#55). after all, sh**ty luck DOES have a habit of following hurley around.

but even if it could be true, i doubt if the producers would allow such a neat and tidy explanation for anything on this show.

*Ubiquitous* - That was a different time when Des was using the telescope thing. It was when Jack and Locke blew the hatch door open, Not when Locke was screaming at it.

1 If time = 108 then goto line 2
2 Enter =4 8 15 16 23 42 goto line 3
3 discharge freaky island magnetism. Goto line 4
4 Reset clock to 108

As for the foot statue, I chalk it up to being another prop for the OtherVillage (like the beard and costumes). Perhaps this is the proto type for a new Disney World boat ride, har har.

...the bad arm on the orientation tape guy.

he also identifies himself with two different names in the tapes. anyone know why?

babeblue-- he identified himself as Marvin CANDLE and Mark WICKman, right? Candle, wick-- could have something to do w/ the flame hatch...

Best episode of the season, next to the season 2 premiere. A lot of good things to talk about. EdHill, your recaps made this season even better. Keep it up next season!

“I have to come to Charlie's defense here. After all, *he's* not the one who tried to blow the place up or played dice with the island's fate via the button”
I agree with Juli, # 69
I Like Charlie as well! He also doesn’t run around screaming WALLLTTTT!!! My Son!! My SON!! And HE didn’t Kill anyone either! And it may have been stupid of him to throw the drugs in the ocean, but think about how hard it is for a drug addict to kick a habit. That was a big step for him IMO…besides do they really react to ANYTHING on this show??

Here is a thought, I wasn’t reading up on this as much when we found out about the numbers. Has anyone thought that the guy who rattled off the numbers in the crazy house could be someone who escaped the island? Could be what put him in… I know if I had to enter in those numbers every 108 min I might go crazy too…. I know Hurley went to Australia in search of the numbers, and we all know everything happens for a reason, and its all connected. Do we know his name? I can’t remember, do we know the guy in Australia’s name? Could one of them be Radzinski? I went back to look for a recap for that week and I didn’t find one… Anyone?

OK some random and rambling thoughts:

Don't you suppose Walt will want to go back for Vincent? And if he does Michael is going to have some explaining to do - especially if Hurley beats him back to the beach.

Speaking of Walt, there are some theories that he is behind a lot of the shenanigans on the island. We had polar bears and he was reading a comic book with them. Maybe that big statue comes from a cartoon statue in his commic?

And as for that big huge pile of tubes. How many tubes did that hatch store? Sheesh!

So - curiousity drove me to pull up the show on DVR again:

Lance Corporal Desmond David Hume. So now we have three David/Daves. Libby's Husband, Hurley's imaginery friend and Desmond's middle name. Coincidence, I think not.

Great recap I always love getting the real inside stuff from you guys! I will miss reading your blogs all summer! :(

Oh Yesss.

I touched myself a little while reading this recap EdHill.

By far the weirdest thing in the episode was the random 4-toed statue remnant. It made me think of Ned Flanders when he wore flip-flops once.

Stupid dumb Locke. Stupid dumb Michael. Stupid dumb Charlie.

Those 3 seem to have the weakest mental health.
Yes I KNOW they've been through some shit but so has everyone else.

I can't wait til fall!

Did anyone notice the picture of Desmond and Pen didn't have the same girl as the first time we saw it?

Season 2 episode 3:
http://www.lost-media.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimagepopup&pid=47263&fullsize=1
season 2 finale:
http://www.lost-media.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimagepopup&pid=71067&fullsize=1
(found here: http://www.lost-media.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&cat=39

The woman in the original picture looks just like one of the others in the boat from the end of season 1 (who some thought also looked like one of the DeGroots:
http://www.ricestudios.com/lost/s2e03/others.jpg
http://www.ricestudios.com/lost/s2e03/theothers.jpg

I suppose they hadn't hired an actress for Pen yet early in season 2.

Juli- I like Charlie too though I have to admit i liked him a lot more in season 1. I don't understand why nobody on this island just talks to each other and tells each other what happens to them. It's not like they have anyone else to talk to.
tink- HA! Yeah what about vincent?! poor vincent.

"Juli- I like Charlie too though I have to admit i liked him a lot more in season 1. I don't understand why nobody on this island just talks to each other and tells each other what happens to them. It's not like they have anyone else to talk to."

What was it Not/Gale said? "You people have some serious trust issues"? I still love that line ; )
But I agree with you, I so wish they would bring back Snarky/Charlie. He had some of the best one liners, ones that only worked because of his delivery. He's more interesting as a foil, not somemone's damn puppy, whether it's Locke's, Eko's or Claire's.

I LOVE THIS SMEGGING SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That statue/foot thing is totally from The Simpsons. The one where Selma? Patty? Married Troy McClure and he does the Planet of the Apes musical. I swear to god, the same broken off statue foot was on stage when he was singing, "Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius..." to the music of Falco's Amadeus song. I was totally waiting for Sayid to say, "The Others are made out of PEOPLE!!!!!"

Great re-cap EdHill. You are the most AWESOME-IST!

That one dude in the snow DID kinda look like Jack when you quickly glance...I tape it and when I went back to make sure I got the end, I was like, What the hell is Jack doing in the snow??